Matt Parker describes what happens when spreadsheets go wrong in the BBC's "More or Less: Behind the Stats" podcast. I've been writing about this for over a decade and, sadly, little progress had been made. The cartoon is from xkcd, obviously. … [Read more...]
Data cascades—the impact of data mismanagement
It's data science, folks. It lives and dies by the quality of the data. Google Research recently published a paper where they argue that machine learning solutions are being undermined by a lack of focus on data quality issues. They note that [...] data is the most under-valued and de-glamorised aspect of AI and that data is [...] viewed as 'operational' relative to the lionized work of … [Read more...]